Logo 15 Oct 2025

SPC adjusts jurisdiction of China’s internet courts

Subscribe to keep reading.

Trivium Tech keeps you briefed on the latest developments in China tech policy.

Already a subscriber? Log in.

What happened: On October 11, the Supreme People's Court (SPC) released new provisions governing the types of cases that internet courts will hear.
Background: China's first internet courts were established between 2017-2018 in Hangzhou, Beijing, and Guangzhou.

They were founded to handle cases tha...